Place:Saint John, Dominica

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NameSaint John
Alt namesSaint Johnsource: Wikipedia
TypeParish
Located inDominica
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Capucin
Clifton
Glanvillia
Portsmouth
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Saint John is one of Dominica's 10 administrative parishes. It is bordered by St. Andrew to the east, and St. Peter and the Espagnole River to the south. It has an area of 59 km² (22.78 mi²).


6,561 people live in the parish, half of which (2,977) live in the main settlement, Portsmouth (Dominica's second largest town, also called Grand Anse by locals). Glanvilla and Lagoon serve as the town's suburbs.

Other settlements include:

The highest peak is Morne aux Diables, with a height of 861 m (2827 ft).

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